head to head
vs
Alien SpidyvsDonkey Kong Country Returns
Alien Spidy leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Donkey Kong Country Returns leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Alien SpidyDonkey Kong Country Returns
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Alien Spidy leans harder on variance: Hazards are fixed and learnable
Optimization4 vs 5
Donkey Kong Country Returns leans harder on optimization: KONG letters and time attack routes are learnable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.